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The Zambia Medicines and Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has cautioned healthcare professionals and the general public against Naturcold Syrup due to the nature of its distribution through illegal markets.
Director General, Makomani Siyanga, said Cameroon through the Ministry of Public Health has published a press statement related to a product called Naturcold Syrup, following deaths of children suspected to be linked to the consumption of the product.
Siyanga in a statement issued in Lusaka on Wednesday said the Syrup , which is labelled to contain Paracetamol, Phenylephrine hydrochloride and Chlorpheniramine maleate is not registered in Cameroon and is reported to have been imported into that country through illicit trafficking of medicines.
He said even though Naturcold Syrup is not authorized or registered for use in Zambia, ZAMRA has intensified countrywide surveillance for this product through public notification and inspection of pharmaceutical outlets and health facilities.
“In the unlikely event that you are in possession of the above-mentioned product, please return it to your healthcare provider or supplier who should in turn notify ZAMRA,” Siyanga said.
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He said out of an abundance of precaution, healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical outlets, parents and the general public must be vigilant for the product and only access medicines from authorized entities.
“ZAMRA has intensified countrywide surveillance for the product through public notification and inspection of pharmaceutical outlets and health facilities,” Siyanga said.
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